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Werner Cuvelier

2015
SC / 168 pages / 29,7 x 21 cm
Published by
MER. Paper Kunsthalle
Language
NL / FR
Authors
Willem Ellias, Frank Maes, Sergio Servellón, Hilde Van Canneyt
Design
Studio Luc Derycke
Print
Cassochrome
ISBN
978 94 9232 117 6
Price
29.50 euros

This book features the works of Belgian Conceptual artist Werner Cuvelier (° 1939). Since the sixties onwards, Cuvelier has been working on a constant and consistent oeuvre that seems to start from the concepts of arrangement, cataloguing and inventories of facts. The book focusses on Cuvelier's impressive and colorful oeuvre , and thanks to many archival pieces and studio views, provides an insightful view into his living and working world. This publication comes out on the occasion of the eponym exhibition, which is held from November 22nd til February 28th at the FeliXart Museum, Drogenbos (B).

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MER. Paper Kunsthalle foundation was established in 2005 in order to examine the possibilities and position of books as places to exhibit art. Since their incipience, art books often developed as rigid catalogues or aide-mémoires. They were seldom considered as genuine spaces to exhibit living art. However, from Dada onwards artists have always thought of books as independent exhibiting spaces. From its creation onwards, MER keeps building further on this specific artistic practice.

One of MER. Paper Kunsthalle’s main focuses therefore is to provide this singular exhibiting space to artists, by creating an institutional platform that publishes art books in a different fashion. MER. calls itself a Paper Kunsthalle; because it initiates, develops and supports art exhibiting within the medium book.

Since its launch MER. Paper Kunsthalle has produced, curated and published over 300 books with and by underserved to established artists. MER has also experimented with exhibiting artists' books as independent works of art, in artistic spaces. These nomadic, curatorial exhibitions go by the name MER. Station, and have been presented in a wide range of national and international artistic venues.

In 2018 MER. Paper Kunsthalle entrusted its book publishing activities to Borgerhoff & Lambrigts NV, where it continues its programme under the MER. Imprint.

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